I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

Quote by George Sand

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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.

The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.

Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters...

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters...

No human creature can give orders to love.

No human creature can give orders to love.

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it...

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it...

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he...

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he...

No one makes a revolution by himself; and there are some revolutions which humanity accomplishes...

No one makes a revolution by himself; and there are some revolutions which humanity accomplishes...

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the...

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the...

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.

I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.